Ukubuyela kwam kutsha nje kwindawo ebikade inendawo yokutyela yeeGusha eziMnyama kwiLali yaseNtshona, ndikhunjuzwe ngemovie kaBette Davis ebizwa ngokuba nguJuni Bride. Udlala umhleli wephephancwadi ophetheyo oya kwindlu yakudala yama-Victoria ukulungiselela umtshato. Phambi kokuba ungatsho okungaphantsi, yonke into engumbumbi wama-Victori kunye nokubumba kunye nee-antimacassars kunye neefoto zosapho zikhutshiwe kwaye, kumangaliswa kosapho oluhlala apho, indlu iguqulwa yayibonakala yakutshanje ye-40: ibala, ilungile kwaye incinci .
Izimvu eziMnyama zazizele zizinto. Iinqwelwana zokulahla inkunkuma kufanele ukuba zibhalisiwe ukuze zikhuphe imixholo ye-bustro yase-Italiya-e-Itali eyayisaziwa ngokuhambisa ukutya okuninzi. Ngelixa igama elithi iigusha eziMnyama lifuna ubuyatha, uMóno ucebisa ngendlela enobuzaza. Yindawo encinci yokutyela engenanceba kufutshane neWestbeth Theatre enamagumbi okutyela amabini angenanto, imigangatho emnyama, isikonce, iindonga ezinemibala yezitena ezingenayo imifanekiso kwaye-phantse njengendawo yokucinga emva kwexesha-ibha encinci enezinc ecaleni komphambili ucango.
Ngokwenyani, iMóno yindawo entle kakhulu, yokutyela elumelwaneni kwaye inika ukutya okumnandi ngamaxabiso afanelekileyo. Ngorhatya olufudumeleyo xa sasime ngaphakathi, iingcango zazi songelwe emva esitratweni, kwaye njengoko sasihleli phantsi, ilanga lalitshona ngaphesheya koMlambo i-Hudson kwaye abantu babehamba ngengalo ngengalo, bonwabela ukukhanya kwangokuhlwa. Omnye wabahlobo endandikunye nabo wayengekho eNew York ukusukela kwiminyaka yoo-80s (xa wayegqibele ukuya kwiiGusha Ezimnyama) kwaye ngoku wayehlala eChristchurch, eNew Zealand. Xa ukumkanikazi wayetyelele kwidolophu yakhe kutshanje, usixelele, nabani na ofuna ukusondela ngokwaneleyo ukuba athathe umfanekiso wePolaroid (kutheni iPolaroid ingazange icace gca). Ke, ngaphandle kokuqonda ukuba uza kungena phi, waphawula ukuba nangona uKumkanikazi ngekhe abenakho ukusebenzisa umthambo ofanayo nokushiya iNew York, isixeko siphucuke ngakumbi kule mihla. Kwangoko, itheyibhile yaqala kwimpikiswano malunga noSodolophu uRudolph Giuliani eyahlala ikhosi ephambili.
UMóno uzibiza-ngendlela engenangqondo onokuyilindela kwi-decor-an American brasserie yayo. Umpheki, uPat Kotsonis, ebekade esebenza kwezinye zeeresityu eziphezulu zeManhattan, phakathi kwabo iBouley, Les Célébrités, Le Bernardin kunye neLe Cygne. Ukupheka kwakhe kwesi simo sokuthozama, kunjalo, kuncinci (kwaye nazo zonke izifundo eziphambili ezingaphantsi kwama-20, oku akumangalisi), kodwa kunjalo isitayile kwaye ayinakuphikiswa.
IiPortobellos zazintsha kumhlobo wam osuka eNew Zealand, ogama lakhe lalimenza ukuba abile ngemini yangoMgqibelo ebila phezu kweetrikethi kwimarike yentakumba yaseLondon endaweni yamakhowa alingana nepleyiti esecaleni. Bafike kwizilayi zenyama ezingafunekiyo zegalikhi, bakhonza ngaphezulu kwebhedi yemifuno yasendle. Imifuno eyosiweyo efakwe kwi-terrine ngeeshizi zebhokhwe zilungile, nazo, zinencasa engaphezulu kunokuba uhlala ufumana kolu hlobo lwesitya. Ndiyithandile ne trout etshayiweyo inee apile kunye ne horseradish ene shredded kunye neembaza, ezixhonywe ngempendulo ye American brasserie kwi moules marinières: fennel kunye neek umhluzi onuka ngesafroni.
Ityhuna eninzi isetyenzwa kuyo yonke indawo kule mihla kubonakala ngathi ithatha umhlaba-njengokuba umntu eyibekile kutsha nje, yitumato eyomiswe lilanga yee-90's. Kodwa andinakufumana ngokwaneleyo kuyo. I-tartare yetyhu yaseMóno yayigqwesile, isentsha kakhulu kwaye inamaqebengwana kwaye inongwe ngejinja entsha. I-Tuna yavela kwakhona njengekhosi ephambili, eyosiweyo ngeli xesha, kodwa yayingaphantse yalunga. Ndikhetha izilayi ezityebileyo zikhonze zinqabile, kunokuba ziphakathi njengoko bekunjalo eMóno (ndiyithanda kakhulu iluhlaza, njenge-sushi ene-crust) -kodwa isosi yesitrasi eyonwabisayo yayiyifoyile elungileyo nale ntlanzi, isika ukutyeba kwayo.
I-Chilean bass yolwandle, efama kwaye ayinayo incasa eninzi, yaphuculwa ngobuqili ngefennel, iseleri kunye neelamuni ezigciniweyo. I-wedge ecekeceke ye-codfish yeza nento evakala ngathi yi-overkill-pepper, ipayina, i-capers, ilamuni kunye nesosi ebomvu yomdiliya-kodwa indibaniselwano yayikhanya, inomdla kwaye iyintsusa, kwaye isebenza ngokungaqhelekanga.
Umhlobo wam waseNew Zealand waye watya imifuno, ngenxa yoko waphoswa yinyama enqabileyo, enencasa yemini, eyayisetyenziswa ngombona. Iqokobhe le-steak kunye ne-anyanisi ye-caramelized nayo yayiphekwe ngokugqibeleleyo kwaye yayinencasa eninzi. Ndiyithandile indibaniselwano yesipinatshi neMaytag itshizi eluhlaza ezize nayo, nayo.
Iidessert zibandakanya izikwere zetshokholethi ezityebileyo ezineswekile ene-mousse yetshokholethi enesosi ye-espresso, ipecan pie kunye ne-ayisikrimu, kunye nepayi ye-lemon meringue. Imango-papaya tarte Tatin, nangona kunjalo, yayihle.
Emva kwesidlo sangokuhlwa sahamba ngesitrato saya embindini weWest Village, kwaye umhlobo wam waqala ukuwela ukukhanya. Qaphela, ndalumkisa. Ukuba ipolisa liyakubona, liya kukuxabisa iirandi ezingama-50. Le ayisiyiChristchurch. Le yiNew York!
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Isitalato i-344 West 11th
Ngowama-645-9009
isinxibo: Ngokuqhelekileyo
inqanaba lengxolo: Kulungile
Uluhlu lwewayini: Mfutshane, ikhethwe kakuhle kwaye
kusengqiqweni
amakhadi etyala: Zonke ezinkulu
Uluhlu lwexabiso: Iikhosi eziphambili ze-15 ukuya kwi-19 zeedola
brunch: NgoMgqibelo nangeCawa nge-11 A.M. ukuya kwi-3 P.M.
isidlo sangokuhlwa: NgoLwesibini ukuya ngeCawa nge-6 P.M. ukuya kwi-11 P.M.
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* * * Ogqwesileyo
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Isitalato i-344 West 11th
Ngowama-645-9009
Nxiba: Eqhelekileyo
Inqanaba lengxolo: Kulungile
Uluhlu lwewayini: Mfutshane, lukhethwe kakuhle kwaye lusengqiqweni
Amakhadi etyala: Zonke eziphambili
Uluhlu lwamaxabiso: Iikhosi eziphambili ze- $ 15 ukuya kwi- $ 19
Brunch: NgeCawa nge-11 AM ukuya kwi-3 P.M.
Isidlo sangokuhlwa: NgoLwesibini ukuya ngeCawa nge-6 P.M. ukuya kwi-11 P.M.
